Ash tray-menu holder



Nov. 3, 1931. EN'

ASH TRAY-MENU HOLDER Filed May 29. 1930 INVENTOR: TlzeodoreM ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 3; 1931 r I BUDD MFG; COMI 'ANY, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, IA CORPORATION OF VPENNSYLVANVIA I ASH- RAY-Mann HOLDER- Application filed May-:29, 1930. 'serial No. 457,105.

j This invention relates to V combinat on ashtray's-and holders for supporting menu cards, although not necessarily limited" in its use for holding menu cards, The-principalob- "ject of the present inventionis to provide a combination metal ash tray and holder which may be formed entirelyof'strip stock and left oversheetemate'rial' derived from some other "manufacture; andwhich wouldjordinarily be Wasted. r

E A still further object et vef n- 10 [)I'OVlde dev Whichis y p in its construction and one which is extremely rugged and which is unlikely to become deformed through; subsequent use. Conven- V ience of'arrangementofparts, cheapness of material from which it is constructed and consequent 'l'nexpens'ef of -manufacture ,and

"further desiderata that have been borne in this invention. Withlthese and other objects mind of the production and development of in view which will become more readily apparent asthe nature of theinvention is better understood, the same consists n the novel "construct1on, combination and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanyingsingle sheetof drawings, in which I f Fig; 1 is a perspective view of' the assembled. combination ash tray and holder.

fl Fig. 2 is aside viewpt the-device.

is a sectional view taken substantiallv along the line 3 -1-3 of Fig. 2, and

ig.14 is atop plan view of the assembled device. J

Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views showing methodotforming certain unitary elements employedin the manufacture of the invention.

* v InI all j 'f theaboveLdescr'ibed figures, similar characters of references are employed to gdesignate 7 similar; parts throughout and the r device involves in its general organization a base 1O, formed by stamping'or pressing a 'circular sheetof material into "a; generally dish shaped tray. having an annular upstan dling edge 12 and a; laterally extending annuflarrfiange 14. b V

' I esignated' at16 'and 18 are a pair of a ps; .These straps are angularly bent to provide laterally extending end portions 20,

upwardly inclined side portions 22' and a crown portion 24. The straps 16 and 18 are formed of sheet material derived from strip U VTHEODOQRE Mo'nenm or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 'ro'EDw; e. A

stock and have their laterally extending end portions'20 spot-welded as at 23 to the upper surface of the laterally extending flange 14 in such a manner that the straps l6 and 18 provide a pair of spaced saddles which saddles serve to support a cross member 24.:

This cross member like the members 10, 16, and 18, isalso formed from left-over strip stock by stamping. pressingg o'r the like. The 7 member 24 comprises an elongated cross bar 25 supported upon the saddle members at its end; The cross bar 25 is provided with a pair of downwardly extendingears 28' adapted to be Welded to the crown of the saddle members; The cross bar 25 i's provided with a pair ofspaced upstandingside 1 flanges 30 and 32" having inclined edges 34 thereby rendering these side flanges trapezoidalin shape.

The arrangement of the parts thus far describedfcomprises the lower receptacle or the ashtray assembly, and to this assembly is adapted to be secured an article holder assembly. This latter assembly consists of a pair of leaf plates 24 and 26 preferably rectangular in form. These leaf plates like theelements of the entire assembly are also formed ofstrip stock material. 2 v a 1 The plates 24' and 26 are: spaced from each other in parallel relation by means of spacer elements 50 and 52. These spacer elements are identical in form and also are formed of strip'stock material. Thesespacer elements 50 and 52 include a transverse portion 54 .and side flanges 56 and 58 adapted to be respectively welded tot-he lower edges of the plates 24 and 26. Eachof these spacer elemerits are provided with a flat upper surface 60 adapted to support the edges of the article supported between plates 24 and 26. The lower edges of these spacer elements are inclined at 34 at an angle complementary to the angle between the face of the cross bar 25 and the inclined edge 34 of the cross member 24 wherebv these spacer elements 50 and 52 may be nested in position with the edges 34'ab'utting the'edges 34'. 7

ti ngiilre inventionis notto be limited to f: the'exact arrangement of parts shown in; ;the aeccmpany'ing s heet of drawingsior described e 4e "same has particularly been pointed out in by; a jiaupsta g di gplatseciiired to said cross 7 A; combination receptacle and holder heieafpnt 24 and26 together with the sp'acerelements 50 and 52 may be secured iifpositio'n' by means of a rivet47 orother clamping tmeans whic h extends through aligned aperturesin the flanges '30 and 32 -therebetween the article to be snppnrted vllethenit-be awrestaurant meninadwertismg The loweredge of the articlejto befreceived is adapted to besquarely rec'eiyahlenpenlthd edges 6O of the spacer elements and in qrder ,to prevent tilting of the article Ont-spam r .dis e sm n p in m er. 7 is Th'membt YOfi's' formedibfstrip 1 a 'erialfand isfprovidedfwith a base "nfZf2flw'e1dedtdeither plat 24 andfQG, This membetisprovided'with a dewnwardly extending: PQrtiOn173-Lhat ing" aficfitral rein-- f-fbr'ced rili 7 5 I adapted fto bear. against the aSrti' e tofheireeeived. lid tq'cla'mp the' same against lthiefs ide' opposite tq'theione on; which the inembierjaisgattaehed; I It is to' b'eindte'jd that the} menu holder assembly is": so constr cted that both sides at the same" presenta fiat si'irface' wifthout' o'lofstriations; Wh Hsurf cemav befdecorated in any su table finer; as fori'ex'ample by V a then-ithatthe device X- s mtl ye ugg I i h' r this 'sjpeci fic atiomfOnl y inscfarljas the the ageornpanying claims is the sam e to be imit 'dix. .7 "i a described, theinventiejn what; is diajtriedasnew,fisz- '1'. A ccmldinatien receptacle: and; holder comprisinga base porti nyapair ei saddle .membets secured 1 to. 'js"a1 d base portion; :a

; d ess; member seated npon and bridging said saddle meinhers and solely sup orted thereagainst saidi jqilaite;v

"membn; and means: for vholding i'article' 2. A; binati ng -e eptacie' ana holder mpri'singabas pQrtion having a lateral ang a pair (if saddlemembers secured to,

said{ 1 flange and extending upwardly 7 there-f. item; across bar bridging said saddlemem;

bets and slel-y' supported th reby {and an upsta ding plate for eceiving-tad holding an article secured. to", said j'cross bar} ecmprisingg a dish-shaped receptacle having ga later-a1 tZLIKIILllELI HdDgGQ'fl pair 0f saddle members secured ,td said flange and, extendmaterial.

158291755 i ,"jeii l gf j ing upwardlythereir'em a crcss member bridging] said saddle. memloers,-lsaid cross member having a pair ofluptvarl'y extending flanges; aip'air'ofplates eachsecnred to'one of it fi ll s'a d e dmauPW $1ly from saideressmemberjn parallelspacedlrelation,

and af'spring'i'clip secured 'to one of said clamping j article: against said: plate: and pringkt l p, zi ing-1 t rmed-Ka he 4. cemliinaticn ash hclder for menusia'n'd other forms Of literature comprisa dish-shaped receptacle having'an out- 'Wfardly extendingiannular flange; a pair of elongated straps having, lateral flanges-secured to said annular flange ;fsaid strapseach I having an: upwardlyextending saddle 1 parti'onj agcrcssmember' havingfiontwardl'y' and downwardly inclined ears atea'ch Of its ends v plates andbearing againstthe other plate for straddlingsaid saddle portions; saidcross member having "a pairofnpwardly extending flanges provided with incl1ne'dc0rners', a pa r at spacer elements having their lower edges inclined andpositionedon opposite sides of 5 saidcross member withsaid inclined edges bearing against the inclined corners "(if said ,c'rcss? member; said spacing members having flat l'aterally, extendingtopa and a pair of plates' secured t0 thefiange'sycf said cross; 7

member extending iipwardly abqve said spacingme'mbers 0neach-s idethere0fi t Inenu'siandcther vliterature comp-rising a dish shaped receptacle haVi-ngjan' outwardly ex- -tendi ng annular flange; a pair of elongated straps having later al flanges securedto said annular flange said st-raps eachihaving an f upwardly extending "saddle portion; a cross member having outwardly and'downwardly inclined cars ateach of its ends straddling provided with inclined corners; a pair of spacer elements having. their lower edges in-' said saddle portions, said cross member hav ring a pair cfnpwardly extending flanges clinedandpositicned ,on otnposite sides at said i cross-[member w'ithsaid inclined edges bearing against the inclined "edges of the eros member, said spacing members lhai ing fiat laterally extending tops, and aipair of plates t secured to the flanges Lei said cross member andextending upwardly above said spacing members on each side thereofiand a spring f clipsecured to orient said plates and bearing against T tllei other :plate, said receptacle, straps, cross member '..'spac1ng .members,

plates and spring clip alljbeingaformed of I sheetmaterial. v V I 6; A holder for menus'crthelike comprising a support, a pairfqfupstanding-flanges on said. support; theends ofsaidflanges presenting inwardly inclinededges; a, vjnaiiwbf spacing memhers U shapedin "cross sect-ion theeparallel isldes 0f said s'pacmg members presentmginclinededges, said spac ng mem- I V bers having secured thereto on each side thereof apair of parallel face plates and means 7 for securing the flanges of said supporting member of said face plates with the inclined 5 edges of said spacing members abutting the inclined and upstanding flanges:

"7. A'holder for menus or the like comprisj ing a supporting member having inwardly v and upwardly inclined edges; a pair of spacw ingelernents in the formof a trapezihedron, having its parallel sides extending upwardly audits upper surface extending laterally; said spacing members having a pair of spacing plates secured to opposite sides thereof 5 and having upwardly inclined edges receivable ,0n inclined edges of said supporting member. 7 g

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

20 V THEODORE MUNGEN, 

